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Aug 13 2010
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VIETNAM NORTHERN BIKING TRIP ( 13 days ) with hanoi Peace Tour
Meet our representative and transfer to your hotel in city centre.
Time relaxing for promenade around Hoan Kiem Lake and ancient, yet lively Old Quarter. Dinner at the restaurant and enjoy live show of vietnam traditional music. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 02 : Hanoi City Tour ( B,L,D )
AM : breakfast at hotel. Hanoi city tour by bike: the main boulevards of Hanoi, Temple of Literature, DongXuan market, the Old Quarter and HoanKiem Lake. Visit to HoChiMinh Mausoleum and the One pillar pagoda, ethnology museum. Dinner then transfer to Hanoi train station for the night train to Lao Cai.
Day 3: Lao Cai - Bac Ha Sunday Market (B,L,D)
6.00 am arrive in LaoCai. Breakfast, jeep transfer to BaoNhai, bike ride 20 km up hill to Bac Ha. Visit the most colorful hill tribe market day. Afternoon we ride to H?mong village around Bac Ha. O/N SaoMai hotel.
Day 4: Bac Ha to Sapa ~ 50km (B,L,D)
Moring transfer to LaoCai, chanllenge climb up 35km to Sapa . Afternoon cycling around Sapa, visit to TaVan, a village of the Giay minority. Night in Sapa
Day 5: Sapa - Heaven gate - TamDuong ~ 80km (B,L,D)
Best mountain view today, about 3 hours up hill, with a stop over Silver waterfalls for relax before we conquer the highest mountain pass Oquiho. Then decending down the great panoramic view of HoangLienSon mt. range. Lunch en route. Nice villages of Hmong and coins Dao near BinhLu. O/N PhuongThanh hotel.
Day 6: TamDuong - Paso - LaiChau ~115km (B,L,D)
Some part of the road is bad, but great view along NamNa river. Scenic Da river from HangTom suspension bridge. O/N Lan Anh hotel.
Day 7: LaiChau - DienBien. ~ 105km (B,L,D)
A nice ride day with stop over the Red H?mong village before climb up to Mathiho pass. O/N Muong Thanh hotel
Day 8: DienBien - TuanGiao ~ 80km (B,L,D)
Ride back to the former French battlefield : A1 hill, DeCastries bunker, DienBien museum? you will see some old US weapons here too. Then we have easy ride through many Thai villages to TuanGiao. O/N TuanGiao guesthouse.
Day 9: TuanGiao - PhaDin pass - SonLa ~ 85km (B,L,D)
Challenge 20 km winding climb up hill and 15 km down hill. Nice landscape of green rice fields and karst valley. Light traffic, wandering water buffaloes, Thai and Hmong kids. O/N Trade Union hotel.
Day 10: SonLa - MocChau - MaiChau ~120km (B,L,D)
Bus support available. The road passes beneath spectacular karst cliffs with the valley floor visible far below. Lots of Black Thai villages, descending to MaiChau valley. O/N on stilt house of Thai.
Day 11: MaiChau - PuLuong ~50km (B,L,D)
A relaxing day of cycling, boat cruise, walking to visit villages. O/N on stilt house.
Day 12: MaiChau - Hanoi ~ 95km (B,L,D)
First 15km out of MaiChau is up ThungNhuoi pass, then we go 17km down to ManDuc and two more gentle hill to DocCun. (25km). We take a small route to BaiChao onto LuongSon. Our bus pick up and come back to Hanoi. Farewell dinner. Overnight at hotel.
Day 13: Departure (B)
Transfer to airport for departure
More information About This tour at : http://www.hanoipeacetour.vn/english/?page=tours&menu=detail&id=435
Tour cost Includes:
- Transfort and escorted by private minibus
- Sport bikes with 21 speeds for the journey.
- Meals as specified in the tour program ( B = breakfast, L = Lunch, D =dinner )
- Accommodation with daily Breakfast
- English speaking guide specialized in Biking
- Full entrance fees .
Tour cost Excludes:
* Personal expenses.
* Camera and films.
* Other meals and drinks.
* Emergency Evacuation.
* Other services not mentioned above.
THINGS TO BRING:
International airport tax in Hanoi at USD 14.00 nett per person
International airfare to/from Vietnam
Personal insurance
Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc.
Visa to Vietnam
More Vietnam Tours at : http://www.hanoipeacetour.vn/english/?page=tours
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